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North Borneo

British  

noun

  1. the former name (until 1963) of Sabah

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The study was conducted in the Danum Valley Conservation Area and the surrounding Ulu Segama landscape of North Borneo.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

He mentioned a jungle hike in North Borneo that had been included in “Southeast Asia on a Shoestring” at the suggestion of an earlier reader.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2021

The Japanese invasion of North Borneo in 1941 marked the start of roughly three and a half years of military occupation.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2015

Graham was born to Scottish parents in Sandokan, North Borneo, where his father was a businessman.

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2010

Specimens were collected in 1956 in North Borneo by the Cambridge Expedition.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.